Inspection Detail

Inspection: 124625567 - Nu-Art Lighting & Mfg

Inspection Information - Office: Utah Division Of Occupational Safety And Health

Inspection Nr: 124625567

Report ID: 0854910

Date Opened: 02/22/1994

Site Address:
Nu-Art Lighting & Mfg
160 North 400 West
North Salt Lake, UT 84054

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:3643

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 02/25/1994

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 04/13/1994

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361531981

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	4			1		5
Current Violations	4			1		5
Initial Penalty	$8,400	$0	$0	$0	$0	$8,400
Current Penalty	$8,400	$0	$0	$0	$0	$8,400
FTA Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Violation Items
#	Citation ID	Citaton Type	Standard Cited	Issuance Date	Abatement Due Date	Current Penalty	Initial Penalty	FTA Penalty	Latest Event
1.	01001	Serious	19100217 B06 I	03/10/1994	03/14/1994	$2,100	$2,100	$0	-
2.	01002	Serious	19100217 D01 II	03/10/1994	03/14/1994	$2,100	$2,100	$0	-
3.	01003	Serious	19100217 F02	03/10/1994	03/14/1994	$2,100	$2,100	$0	-
4.	01004A	Serious	19100217 E01 I	03/10/1994	03/20/1994	$2,100	$2,100	$0	-
5.	01004B	Serious	19100217 E01 II	03/10/1994	03/20/1994	$0	$0	$0	-
6.	02001	Other	19100217 D09 IV	03/10/1994	03/14/1994	$0	$0	$0	-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170563035

Event: 02/21/1994

Employee's hand crushed between dies

Employee #1 was operating a Federal FSS 55-ton mechanical punch press. The machine had been modified with an air hose to blow finished products from the male die onto a locally manufactured, 12 in. long tool with a rubber suction cup on one end. The press operator would place the suction cup on the product, then activate the air hose. Employee #1 cycled a product through the press, then reached his right hand instead of the tool between the male and female die to remove the finished product. He then activated what he believed to be the air hose, but which was the trigger for the press. The press activated, crushing Employee #1's right hand between the male and female dies. Employee #1 stated that he used his hand and not the tool for this operation because he did not wish to damage the final product. Other employees stated that they had conducted the operation in the same way. If the die came together on the local tool, the tool sometimes pressed into the operator's stomach or other body area. The tool could also mark or mar the product, which would make it unserviceable for painting and to the customer. In addition to employee interviews, a video was used throughout the investigation.

Keywords: DIE, WORK RULES, LOCKOUT, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, POINT OF OPERATION, PUNCH PRESS, HAND, INATTENTION

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	124625567			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Punching and stamping press machine operators

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